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For-Profit Colleges

For-profit institutions have come under fire for saddling students with too much debt and not enough job options, even as enrollment has nearly tripled to 1.8 million since 2000. New federal regulations are aimed squarely at the booming businesses, threatening to cut off student aid if too many graduates default on their loans.

Posted inCalifornia, For-Profit Colleges, Higher Education, News, The West

For-profit Career Education Corp. to close 23 campuses after enrollment plummets

by Erica Perez November 14, 2012October 21, 2020
Posted inCalifornia, For-Profit Colleges, Higher Education, News, Special Reports, The West

Senate report finds large cost gap between for-profit, public colleges

by Erica Perez August 7, 2012October 21, 2020
Posted inFor-Profit Colleges, Higher Education, News

For-profit colleges pumping campaign money to foes of regulation

Avatar photo by Jon Marcus July 13, 2012March 30, 2020
Posted inBlogs, For-Profit Colleges

More students defaulting on college loans

by Nick Pandolfo September 13, 2011March 30, 2020
Posted inFor-Profit Colleges, Higher Education, News, Special Reports

For-profit universities: By the numbers

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Sarah Butrymowicz and Sarah Garland June 2, 2011March 30, 2020
Posted inBlogs, For-Profit Colleges

A compromise on ‘gainful employment’

Avatar photo by Joanne Jacobs June 2, 2011May 7, 2020
Posted inFor-Profit Colleges, Higher Education, News, Special Reports

For-profit regulations released, reactions mixed

by Hechinger Report June 2, 2011March 30, 2020
Posted inFor-Profit Colleges, Higher Education, News

For-profit colleges try to improve grad rates, hoping for Republican support

Avatar photo by Joanne Jacobs November 8, 2010March 30, 2020
Posted inCalifornia, Community Colleges, For-Profit Colleges, The West

Amid budget cuts and overcrowding at community colleges, for-profit institutions seek a niche

Avatar photo by Liz Willen October 29, 2010October 21, 2020
Posted inBlogs, For-Profit Colleges

Defaults on student loans increasing, especially at for-profit colleges

Avatar photo by Liz Willen September 13, 2010March 30, 2020

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